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Tonga turn focus to Samoa showdown after Lebanon win
Mate Ma'a Tonga have turned their attention to an enticing showdown with Toa Sam...
Jack Brady (AAP) 26 Oct 2026
Future Chiefs star in PNG as Samoa slaughter Kumuls
Jarome Luai and Brian To'o were showered with gifts in their first match in Papu...
George Clarke (AAP) 26 Oct 2026
Fiji claim record win with World Cup thrashing of PNG
Fiji are on the cusp of claiming a Women's Rugby League World Cup semi-final ber...
George Clarke (AAP) 26 Oct 2026
Stilt-village kid aims to upstage Luai on PNG arrival
When Papua New Guinea face Samoa in the Rugby League World Cup, a five-eighth wi...
George Clarke (AAP) 23 Oct 2026
Is this the face of the first homegrown PNG Chief?
If everything works out the way Morea Morea wants it to, he will become the firs...
George Clarke (AAP) 23 Oct 2026
How Chiefs target healed family feud after Storm snub

Marcus Bai has explained how he and son Cooper moved past the rift that fractured their family, as the Gold Coast forward edges closer to signing a deal with the PNG Chiefs.

Rising star arrives in PNG, set to join expansion club

Cooper Bai is shaping as the next recruitment coup for PNG's NRL side after the Gold Coast forward jetted into Port Moresby. The Titans said they had given Bai permission to negotiate with other club...

'Toughest man alive' leads PNG towards World Cup dream

When injured Papua New Guinea international Cooper Bai was asked which current Kumul would have the biggest influence on the World Cup the answer was on the tip of his tongue."That's easy ...

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Joel Gould (AAP) Oct 21, 2026
Veteran Martin leads from front in final PNG campaign

Playing his farewell World Cup campaign for Papua New Guinea, Rhyse Martin has helped steer the Kumuls to a gritty 42-18 win over Lebanon. Martin scored a try and didn't miss with the boot in seven co...

Samoa embrace 'chaos' as Luai, To'o head to PNG

Samoa are bracing for the humidity and hostility of Papua New Guinea as Jarome Luai and Brian To'o prepare to play in Port Moresby for the first time since signing with the PNG Chiefs.

'I will look at it': Bai ready for PNG Chiefs approach

Gold Coast forward Cooper Bai is open to an offer from PNG Chiefs if they come knocking as he explains why he signed a sponsorship deal with the same food company as Jarome Luai.

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Joel Gould (AAP) Oct 14, 2026
Why sons of PNG legends were forced to skip World Cup

A hamstring injury has denied Gold Coast forward Cooper Bai the chance to play for Papua New Guinea at the Rugby League World Cup. Bai, the son of Kumuls legend Marcus, is one of the major absences fr...

Fifita leads Australia to 11-try rout in PM's XIII game

A rag-tag Australian side has outclassed Papua New Guinea 60-10 in the annual Prime Minister's XIII clash in Port Moresby. The Australians scored 11 tries and exposed the PNG side's defensive frailti...

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Dave Lyall (AAP) Oct 5, 2026
Johnston gracious but 'no thanks' to Jenkins idea

Alex Johnston may have smashed Ken Irvine's long-standing tries record this year, but the South Sydney winger doesn't want any awards named after him - yet.

Titans won't let 'vultures' get to Bai early

Gold Coast are confident they can keep Papua New Guinea international Cooper Bai long-term and have no intention of giving "the vultures" a leg up.

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Joel Gould (AAP) Jul 24, 2026
Souths set Latrell's timeline as absence rolls on

Wayne Bennett has laid out a new timeline on when Latrell Mitchell should return for South Sydney, as one of the NRL's highest-profile stars faces the prospect of missing half of the Rabbitohs' season...

'Why I stayed': Titans gun credits skipper for big call

Gold Coast's most promising forward Cooper Bai has credited the ethos and leadership of club co-captain Tino Fa'asuamalaeaui for his decision to re-sign.

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Joel Gould (AAP) Jun 17, 2026
Walker, Johnston and Siegwalt lead Souths to demolition of Broncos

South Sydney have rocketed back into form during an emotional night for the club which included a tribute to Jai Arrow, with Cody Walker and Alex Johnston leading the Bunnies to a 48-6 thumping of Bri...

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